Ooklah The Moc is a band from Palolo, Oahu, Hawaii, that formed in 1997 playing roots reggae. Through the years and several lineup changes, Ooklah became a strictly roots dub reggae band and reached its present 8-person lineup in 2000.
Name origin The band is named for a character from the animated series Thundarr the Barbarian, the large and powerful leonine humanoid creature Ookla the Mok.
Band members James "Ras Bird" LaPierre (Vocals) Ryan "Jah Gumby" Murakami (Bass) John Davis (Drums) Asher Philippart (Guitar) Micky Huihui (Vocals) Kali Navales (Vocals) Robert Daguio (Keys) Mike Cueva (Tenor Sax) Bernard Soriano (Trumpet) Gary Nakano (Trumpet) A Bush (Trombone)
Discography Year Album Songs January 14, 2001 1. Blessed 2. Creator 3. Sound Creation 4. Haunted House 5. Live Love 6. Fafa Island 7. No More Tears 8. Herbal Meditation 9. Spliff Mood 10. Dance Ram 11. Melvin's Surprise 12. Humble Vibes! 2004 1. Hawaiian Man 2. Jah Will Be There 3. Lovers Rock 4. A.T. Attack 5. The Box 6. In This Time 7. Concrete Vibes 8. You Light 9. Hellfire 10. Hot Hawaiian Nights 11. My Plea 12. The Longest Road February, 2006 1. One Big Family 2. My Woman 3. Ghettoman Tribulation 4. Kali Man 5. Style 6. Rude Boy 7. Love Mi Island So 8. Struggling Soldier 9. Version The Family 10. Woman Woman 11. New Style (Freestyle Version) 12. Guiding Star November 18, 2008 1. Thin Line 2. World Party 3. Revolutionary 4. Creation Man 5. Vibes 6. Only If You Want Me to 7. Tree 8. Ital (Featuring koko) 9. Sweet Spot 10. Scene Gal 11. Runaway Love August 22, 2017 1. Truth & Right 2. Love Is Meant To Be Nice 3. Summer Sun 4. Reggae Journey 5. King 6. Rocket Crucial 7. Too Much Black Gold
Influences Rastafari Aswad Roots Radics (Early 1980s) Black Slate Lincoln Thompson Wu-Tang Clan (mid-1990s) Steel Pulse Coltrane Black Uhuru Sly & Robbie The Abyssinians Junior Reid
References
External links Ooklah the Moc in Myspace